Description

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Paramount, 1931). Lobby Card (11" X
14").
He may be donning elegant dinner dress, but the beastly side of Mr.
Hyde could not be stifled. In reality, Mr. Hyde was the hidden and
darker nature of Dr. Jekyll's personality. It was unleashed by an
elixir the good doctor created in his lab and to his everlasting
regret, the darker and more evil side was taking more control of
him each time he imbibed. The story was written by Robert Louis
Stevenson and was an allegory on the evils of drinking and the
darker side of man that came with it. The novel was a sensation
when it was published in 1886 and became the inspiration for a
number of film adaptations, including one with John Barrymore in
1920 and another with Spencer Tracy in 1941. However, this is the
version that became the one all others have been measured against,
as Fredric March would take home an Oscar as Best Actor for his
amazing performance. As most fans of the film know, in the original
set of lobbies there are only three cards that depict March as the
evil Mr. Hyde and one of those is almost the back of Hyde's head.
This card, with its depiction of Mr. Hyde in Wally Westmore's
incredible makeup, truly captures the essence of the man at his
most foul. This is first time Heritage has presented this
remarkably scarce scene card, and it has had the benefit of touchup
to two chips in the right border, missing paper in the bottom left
corner, top right corner bend, a crease in the left border into the
image, and edge wear with small tears. A collecting opportunity not
to be missed! Fine-.